The dam's construction managers have concerns about the quality of the electro-mechanical works that were handled by the country's military-run Metal and Engineering Corporation. "Based on the assessment, we are going to devise a remedial solution which we may have to take," he said. The dam's former manager, Semegnew Bekele, was found dead inside his car on July in the center of the capital, Addis Ababa. The dam's construction has created controversy in the region as Egypt fears that its agriculture would be badly affected if too much of the Nile's waters are retained each year by Ethiopia's dam. Once completed, it will generate about 6,400 megawatts, more than doubling Ethiopia's current production of 4,000 megawatts.

Source: Ethiopian News December 13, 2018 16:30 UTC